Welcome to The Manrilla Blog!
This site features some of my writings, thoughts, and teaching materials I use as an imam, khatib, and concerned citizen. Check back often for updates.Khutbah & Speaking Schedule
- 8/27/2010 - Masjid al-Madinah
- 8/27/2010 - Qur'an Reading Circle
- 8/29/2010 - Halaqah - UMM
- 9/07/2010 - UPenn MSA Iftar
- 9/09/2010 - Temple Fast-a-thon
- 9/10/2010 - Quba Institute
- 9/16-18/10 - Macalester College
- 10/01/2010 - UPenn MSA
- 10/15/2010 - Quba Institute
- 10/22/2010 - Jefferson University
- 10/29/2010 - Drexel MSA
- 11/05/2010 - UPenn MSA
- 11/12/2010 - Quba Institute
- 11/26/2010 - Jefferson University
- 12/03/2010 - UPenn MSA
- 12/10/2010 - Quba Institute
civil rights Archive
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American Muslims and American Civic Religion
Posted on January 12, 2010 | 14 CommentsCivil Religion as defined by Robert Bellah: a set of rituals, symbols and beliefs which were institutionally separate, but partly derived, nevertheless, from organized religion. According to Bellah, American civil religion had two main origins: one religious in nature, the other secular. To be more... -
Bebop, Islam and the Promise of a Dignified Existence in Jim Crow America
Posted on February 28, 2009 | 12 CommentsThe following is a short paper that I wrote on the relation between Islam and Blackness and the draw between the two back in the early part of the 20th Century. I hope to have the time to post a few more ruminations, but at...